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Schools in New Glarus · New Glarus School District

New Glarus’s public schools outscore 86% of Wisconsin districts

In New Glarus, 57% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving New Glarus, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
53%
▲ 15 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
▲ 18 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 9% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
WI 13.6
Schools in town
3
953 students on the public path
In brief

New Glarus’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1047 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Glarus’s, its schools beat 93%, higher than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,993 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is New Glarus Middle, then New Glarus High. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind New Glarus’s grade

A Test scoresB Graduation

A: better than 86% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1047)Better than 93%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 490 test results and a graduating class of 78 could put New Glarus anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of New Glarus’s students in the tested grades sat them (490 in math, 490 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Glarus, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5New Glarus ElementaryNew Glarus School DistrictA
6–8New Glarus MiddleNew Glarus School DistrictB+
9–12New Glarus HighNew Glarus School DistrictB−

New Glarus’s public schools are run by New Glarus School District, which also serves Exeter, New Glarus, Primrose and York. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

New Glarus School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 953 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,993WI $16,459 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 38.1% · 490 students tested
Math57%
State average 38.7% · 490 students tested

New Glarus vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share New Glarus’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New GlarusANew Glarus

Every school in New Glarus

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in New Glarusby address
New Glarus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
419 students14:1Rate it →
New Glarus Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
214 students12:1Rate it →
New Glarus High
High · Grades 9–12
B−
320 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about New Glarus’s schools

Are New Glarus’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools New Glarus children attend outscore 86% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Glarus in?

New Glarus School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 953 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do New Glarus kids go to high school?

New Glarus High, with 320 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is New Glarus’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in New Glarus School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does New Glarus spend per student?

$14,993 in New Glarus School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.